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1 day agoWhere I live, recording someone without their consent – even in public – is a crime.
I have personally argued both sides on this. Over time I have come to favor it.
EDIT: some background
“If man chooses oblivion, he can go right on leaving his fate to his political leaders. If he chooses Utopia, he must initiate an enormous education program - immediately, if not sooner.”
-R B Fuiler
Where I live, recording someone without their consent – even in public – is a crime.
I have personally argued both sides on this. Over time I have come to favor it.
EDIT: some background
For anyone that hasn’t played with this yet
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4679/burn-my-windows/
I was being a bit loose. You can video record people in public – just not audio. Any audio on your video recording device makes it illegal.
There are 13 US states like this
https://recordinglaw.com/party-two-party-consent-states/